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Population Racial Composition, 1802-2010


Year
1802
1812
1820
1830
1877
1887
1897
1899
1910
1920
1930
1935
1940
1950
2000
2010
White %
42
40.8
39.4
45.1
52.3
53.5
64.3
61.8
64.5
72
73.3
75.2
76
79.7
80.5
75.8
Non-White %
58
59.2
60.6
54.9
47.7
46.5
35.7
38.2
35.5
28
26.7
24.8
24
20.3
19.5
24.2

The first census by the United States in 1899 reported a population of 953,243 inhabitants, 61.8% of them classified as white, 31.9% as mixed, and 6.3% as black.




Did You Know?

The U.S. changed its name to Porto Rico in 1898. It was changed again to Puerto Rico in 1931.